Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-07-12
THE SEA SERPENT.
ADIRONDACK MURRAY SOLVES IT WIN
TIE AID OF A coon FIELD GLASS

ADIRONDACK MuhkAt roh'tf ~ VIZ"
TIE AID on A coon rIrLD GLASS
w. II. II. Murray b. solved the see
serpent mystery Of Lake Champaign.
and his solution will perhaps apply to
many along shore mysteries OF the same
soft-He writes a. follows
"Goirg to my front door last Friday
morning found many people. with more
or le.s excitement. looking At the lake
| asked . ,ssnstsr opposite my door
what was the cause Of IL. lie replied
tina, the sea .erpen, VI. In the bay. !
ssid:--"Have you seen him. he re-
Piled iha, he had. and that II had only
los, sunk from vis~. aud would soon
probably re.pp,ar. The word, were
hardly uttered before he pointed ffan,i.
ealiy toward the lake. and said: There
he y! There he ~ and sure enough
RICH, In from, Of me no, too miles away.
the lake being scarcely riPPled. the sir
clear a. plate glass, | beheld the sea SET
pen,. and I mus, say ,h, the spectacle
was truly . most startling one. Ia my
wandering. | have CHANGED 10 see some
strange things aud had cause TO note
some Of the deeei,s that nature can prse-
,ice on the senses. bu, | am free to say.
that I never saw on land OF sea. an sp-
pearanee more startling than ] saw In
burlington bay In from, Of my house last
Friday morning. The appearances has
been many times described With fair
degree Of accuracy. In length the sef.
pent seemed q, leas, 100 feet longer than
q canal boa, would at that distance. lis
color was a, times Of slaiy brown, and
at others |, seemed TO be glistsnins
white. like the scales Of shad. IL.
motion was undalA,ory. aud kind OF
quiyering il whole length characterized
Il. I, moved with astonishing rapidity
to.ar the north. and when !, was show
ing the full length Of It's appearance It
sank from sight.
Thi. /, plain account Of the sea ser
pen, a. saw IL. The deceit was per-
feet. The coolies, observer add the most
.kep,ieal would have been perfectly con-
WINGED that hi. eyes had beheld q maria
monster have field glass Of great
value. and. thinking tia, the serpent
would appear again, stepped quickly to
where IL hangs ia the hall, and adjusted
the lenses for the distance. A LADY,
hand a, the acquired range would show
IL fingers plainly. The frs, thought OF
inereduliiy. q. | stood gazing al /, be-
fore took my glass, arose from the fact
Of the exceeding ppidiiy with which
!, va. moving. Nobody, 'aid to my
.elf. could ever move ,hrou gh the waite
as fa., as that thing WAS COINS. hac
hardly reached the yerAnda again when
the cry rang along the street, There b
IT, There be /. sg,inr ard, sure enough
there was the .erpeni once more. white
and shiny, moving with immense rapid
~. with the same peculiar vibrating
motion. brought my glass TO bear up
on 1, instantly. and the mystery was thai
in.,sn, solved. The immense sea mon
s,er resolved itself into several hundredi
Of small bird. Of the plovu family hyin.
in long line. which swung down and
to the nigh, OF lsfi as they flew. The
under eide Of their wing. and breasts ws'
snowy white. their backs were 'lA,y
brown. When in the long or short eurv
ing. Of their flight, they were Tying a
such an angle a.. regard. the sszsr. that
the underide o. their wings and breasts
were seen. the serpent, long AID white
appeared. When they took some SLAM
At another angle. and their back. aud up
per side Of their wings wefe ,urneC
toward the gsSer. the white line fade'
out aud the monster seemed 20 sink from
view. The qgivering and yibra,in.
motions Of the monster were thus ek
planned. The quick ha,,sr Of their LITTLE
wings. in LONG line extended, the sradua
.soop up and down In their flight. made
the appearance perfect. The immens'
speed Of the .srPen, ". accounted for
hi. motion being the motion Of quie'
winged bird. elea,ing the ait. and not o
an aquatic monster rushing through ,h'
water.
"This Il . true account aud perfec
solution Of the Champlain sea ssrpen
the public may believe, for had no
only the opportunity to see one sea SET
pen, that morning. bu, ] saw three a
the same instant; one rounding blat
Point. one about mile Gu, heading Il
join IL. and another north Of JuniPe
Island; and so | speak with the certainty
Of one who knows whereof be athrms,
Ba, the appearance is most dseei,ia
one. and with the una..istsd eye It's rea
nature eAnro, be diseerned."